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Principal

Greetings,
 

My name is Paul Coenen and I am very excited to be starting my second year as the principal here at Ithaca.  Over the last year my wife, Angie, and I have been welcomed into your community with open arms.  We greatly appreciate the warm Ithaca welcome that helped us feel right at home in a short period of time. Angie and I raise and train German Shorthaired Pointers and compete with them through the Midwest in hunt tests.  In January we purchased a home with room for our 5 dogs, Brandy, Chloe, Izzy, Abby, and Pepper, to play and enjoy life.  This really helped our transition to the area.   I enjoy bowhunting and Angie and I are passionate bird hunters with our dogs, traveling to Iowa, South Dakota, Kansas, and North Dakota when we can. 

 

I grew up in Brillion, WI, where both my mother and father were involved in education.  I carried their passion on to my career in education and coaching.  I started as a Technology Education teacher in 1987 and cut my teeth in administration in 2005 at Onalaska High School.  After Onalaska I then spent the next 6 years in Hayward, WI as the assistant principal before being hired at Ithaca as the Principal. 

 

I look forward to seeing all the kids throughout the year and continuing what we have started to build.  I feel we are on the right road to make Ithaca the greatest school in the state.  We’ve got a wonderful school with great families and I feel privileged to say each day, “It’s a GREAT DAY to be a Bulldog!”